faxed
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English *faxed, from Old English feaxed, ġefeaxed (“haired; having hair”), from Old English feax (“hair”). More at fax.
Alternative forms
editAdjective
editfaxed (comparative more faxed, superlative most faxed)
- (obsolete) Having a head of hair; hairy.
- 1859, The London review: Volume 11:
- A comet is a ‘faxed’ star, that is, a hairy, a tailed star. But ‘faxed’ got corrupted into ‘fixed’ star during the seventeenth century.
- 1859, The London review: Volume 11:
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom fax (“to send a fax/facsimile”).
Verb
editfaxed
- simple past and past participle of fax